Description

Ty Cobb Single Signed Baseball Circa 1923 Acquired by a
brave Michigan resident willing to approach the surly legend at
Navin Field in Detroit, this OAL (Johnson) ball is one of the very
earliest Cobb singles known in the hobby. As educated collectors
are aware, any autograph dating from the playing days of the
Georgia Peach is exceptionally scarce, but there could be no more
than a tiny handful of single signed baseballs originating from the
years before Cobb hung up his deadly spikes. We cannot recall the
last time we saw another, if ever. In fact, the population of
surviving singles from any player at all residing on baseballs from
the American League presidential reign of Ban Johnson (1901-1927)
is miniscule to say the least. The ball is evenly and attractively
toned, with dark stamping. While the signature has lightened in the
past eight decades, and is sealed with a swath of ancient shellac,
it is still quite readily legible, and displays wonderfully.
Further bolstering this vintage sphere's level of desirability is
the lack of a personalization, as these are quite standard on the
infinitely more common singles signed late in Cobb's life. An elite
piece for the autograph collector who wishes to stand apart from
the rest. LOAs from James Spence & Steve Grad/PSA DNA and Mike
Gutierrez/MGA.